Four-year-old Johnny loves symmetry, and it shows in his artwork! I like that he came and asked for extra eyes after I gave each kid only two to start with. He had a vision of what he wanted to create! Johnny is very into both snowmen and robots right now, and I think his monster reflects both of those interests!

Five-year-old Emma has been making little guys like this out of paper for a couple weeks now! I think they are cute, and this one feels a bit wistful to me somehow.

I keep a stash of fun craft supplies for emergencies – times when we need to keep the kids busy in a peaceful way – and foam stickers are always a popular choice for the kids! They love the texture, and it takes a little bit longer for them to peel the backings off – buying me a little bit of extra time! This was our first time using peel-and-stick googly eyes. Normally we just glue them on, and in many cases I think that’s the better option. I had to peel the backings off of these, even for Emma.

What are your favorite emergency craft supplies? Do you have a favorite quick and easy kid craft to share?

Love these! So simple and so artsy looking! I have a big tub of ‘collage materials’- shapes, foam, felt, pom poms (really just left overs from other projects) that the girls use to make collages when the inspiration comes. I find that calling a project a collage allows my eldest to shake her perfectionism- it’s always right if it’s a collage!

Nice, no mess craft and so cut, I mean SCARY!!! We do lots of plain old drawing to pass the time – We go through so much paper it’s crazy! I love the idea of the sticker foam shapes – thanks for the tip!

Love these, and the explanation of each child’s inspiration/creativity behind them. Glad you’re feeling better, and that you have emergency craft supplies on hand! :) Now if only those sticker backings would unpeel themselves…

I love that you used foam pieces for this! We do this craft with peel and stick felt sometimes. It is such a great no-mess activity. I can’t wait to try it with the foam. One of my favorite emergency craft supplies is food coloring. It makes great watercolor paint in a pinch. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve pulled out the watercolor trays, only to discover they are too murky to save.

So unique and special, especially given that they reflect each of your children’s interests. I really enjoying giving each of my children the same supplies and seeing what they come up with – invariably, Blakie can turn anything into a dog :)

Stickers and wrapping paper featuring pictures are two supplies I have on hand for “emergency” times. My children like to use some stickers to incorporate into a drawing. Wrapping paper with different pictures is excellent to because they can cut out an image from it, glue (or tape) it onto a sheet of paper and also use this to inspire a drawing.